Abstract
Calls for culturally competent teachers persist amidst the ongoing diversification of the P-12 student population (Aud et al. 2010), continued racial homogeneity of the teacher workforce (Boser, 2011), chronic academic achievement disparities between majority and minority student groups (Vanneman et al., 2009), and persistent racial disproportionality in school discipline practices (Losen et al, 2012). In an effort to encourage and promote cross-cultural competence and awareness, we describe a graduate seminar we designed and taught around the integration of western and nonwestern perspectives on cognition, development and learning. We share a number of insights gained from the seminar experience and conclude with an appeal for a critical examination of existing practices in teacher education.
DOI
10.15760/nwjte.2012.10.1.11
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Recommended Citation
Woolworth, Stephen and Thirumurthy, Vidya
(2012)
"Promoting Cross-Cultural Competence and Awareness in Teacher Education: Toward the Integration of Western and Non-Western Perspectives,"
Northwest Journal of Teacher Education: Vol. 10
:
Iss.
1
, Article 11.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.15760/nwjte.2012.10.1.11